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How many of the following acids will show higher reactivity towards esterification reaction as compared to acetic acid?

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The order of reactivity of carboxylic acids towards esterification reaction is,
HCOOH > CH 3 COOH > RCH 2 COOH > R 2 CHCOOH > R 3 CCOOH
Thus, only methanoic acid will show higher reactivity towards esterification reaction as compared to acetic acid.
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